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Show WAB CENTERS j I A! VERA CM ; I at H Felix Pixz Gives CevwwacHt Cause M ferAIara "& ' H t'OKGIGNERS mTECTES) BY I), Sv3 'B ;;-: I V Cruiser D Mointw ki Harbor I ijl 15,000 Refugee Aboard" 'J -i H Boats Battlo Expected ti l Mexico City, Oct. 22. Infor.. .M mation m from government' ' sources tonight was-that federal H troops had occupied a part Pf& I )H Vera Cruz, including tho nuinfrf . ' ,H cipal palace. It is reported' I - "'' H that a truce has been signed H until G o'clock to-morrow morn- H ing. H Vera Cruz, Moxico, Oct. 22 ' H Tho federal forces began their"' lH advance on V era Cruz at noon - H today. Tho rebels under Gen- ' ' 'H oral Felix Diaz, who occupy'' ,H the city, calmly awaited their ,flH approach. H General Belt ran, commander , H of tho federals, previously had H informed the city council thai; v' the. battle was about to begifif '41 He declined to -allow more time . H for the removal of nbh-combat- " ants to the neutral zone. . ,"? ' ! Tho boats in the harbor haxslf -ssi on board' more.thep .OOOfiforflig'm ,l -T".tB Tho United States cruiser Des ' B Moines is about 500 yards from" j the American .consulate. The ' ;B 'space between is neutral, and fH many of the refugee crafts havo i have takon up position there "' 'H Only thiry-two Americans re-! ;M main within tho town. Tho . f foreign consuls have gone aT l board the boats. The Amor ican; rH consul, William W. Canada,.; J has assumed leadership of tho, situation. Rain threatens to'- drench tho refugees and fighters.' ' 'iM Within an hour or two the " ItH federals were only seven miles S from the city. '-M General Diaz says that tho,, H artillery on tho heights in the -H outskirts will fire on the loyal ,H troops. Only if his. outposts are H driven back will he fight in tho 'H city. M Promiscuous fighting seemed 'H to indicate' that the battle had H started. It was a false alarm, H however, as General Beltran H sent an emissary offering a truce ; 'M until daybreak tomorrow. This : H is takon .hero to mean that ; H Beltran probably will join the ' H revolution. H The troops under General Diaz H were sent back to barracks H and.conditions became quiet. w H Thirty sailors escaped from H the fleet and joined Diaz. A H few of the federals from General Beltran's outposts also came H over to the Diaz cause. H The advance posts of both il federals and revolutionists still occupy their positions. General fcfl Beltran has 600 federals within H sight of the city, and General 1H Zelaya commancls artillery ' 1H about a mile and a half to the wl west. H |